Andrew Hunter Murray (sometimes introduced as Andy Murray, "Drew", or "Lightning") is a QI Elf and one of the regular presenters of the podcast No Such Thing As A Fish.
Non-Appearances[]
As a regular host, Murray appears in every episode of the podcast except the following:
- Episode 3: No Such Thing As The Middle Ages
- Episode 8: No Such Thing As A Swear Word on the Moon
- International Factball: Cameroon v Chile
- International Factball: USA v Russia
- International Factball: Australia v Mexico
- International Factball: Greece v Japan
- International Factball: Iran v Argentina v Ecuador
- International Factball: South Korea v Ghana
- Episode 16: No Such Thing As A Ghost in Poland
- Episode 18: No Such Thing As A Kilt on the Battlefield
- Episode 23: No Such Thing As A Yawning Psychopath
- Episode 24: No Such Thing As A Malicious Robot
- Episode 73: No Such Thing As A Useless Condom
- Episode 81: No Such Thing As A Jellyfish Jelly
- Episode 91: No Such Thing As Apocalypse 1988
- Episode 116: No Such Thing As Notting Mountain
- Episode 126: No Such Thing As A Boy Named Blclintn
- Episode 127: No Such Thing As 'Carry On Colliding'
- Episode 128: No Such Thing As A Million Dollar Bill
- Episode 131: No Such Thing As Walking the Life Jacket
- Episode 143: No Such Thing As Chariots in Space
- Episode 179: No Such Thing As Stare-Boxing
- Episode 180: No Such Thing As Playing Snake On A Plane
- Episode 231: No Such Thing As A 24-Minute Podcast
- Episode 235: No Such Thing As Trousers For Spiders
- Episode 306: No Such Thing As Heavy Snuggle-Pupping
- Episode 314: No Such Thing As A Tiny Ferris Wheel
- Episode 341: No Such Thing As A May-I Sandwich
- Episode 350: No Such Thing As Tickling Baseball Players
- Episode 373: No Such Thing As The Handshake Police
- Episode 387: No Such Thing As The Northern Lights
- Episode 461: No Such Thing As The Milkmaid's Tale
- Episode 507: No Such Thing As Fangtooth Boxing
- Episode 508: No Such Thing As A Dragon Walk
- Episode 522: No Such Thing As Monet’s Bog Cottons
- Episode 523: No Such Thing As A Dice The Size Of The Universe
- Episode 524: No Such Thing As The Grand Old Dug Of Cardiff
- Episode 525: No Such Thing As A Clenched Shin
- Episode 541: No Such Thing As A Sycamore In A Silver Coat
- Episode 543: No Such Thing As Ice Skating On Stilts
Hosting[]
Murray has hosted several episodes of Fish, chiefly episodes in which the regular host Dan Schreiber is absent.
- Episode 6: No Such Thing As One Direction in North Korea
- International Factball: Italy v Switzerland
- Episode 43: No Such Thing As A Human Cigarette
- Episode 44: No Such Thing As Vegan Fryup
- Episode 137: No Such Thing As Churchill's Secret Parrot
- Episode 138: No Such Thing As Fluff Island
- Episode 148: No Such Thing As A Plummeting Moose
- Episode 185: No Such Thing As Scottish Snow
- Episode 205: No Such Thing As The Number Six
- Episode 319: No Such Thing As 19th Century Feudal Japanese Monopoly
- Episode 426: No Such Thing As The Man-Trap Of Walford
- Episode 440: No Such Thing As Death By 1000 Scallops
Trivia[]
- Murray's middle name is actually "Pandoro" (male version of Pandora) but before going to Oxford he changed it to "Hunter" as a joke and has stuck with it since.
- Murray's twitter account is @AndrewHunterM.
- Murray is a member of the Jane Austen-themed improvisational comedy group Austentatious. Fellow member Cariad Lloyd appeared in Episode 185: No Such Thing As Scottish Snow.
- Murray also does stand-up comedy and gives science talks about moss.
- Murray writes for British satirical magazine Private Eye, whose editor Ian Hislop appeared in the 20 Hour Podcast.
- Murray is of Scottish descent, but was born and brought up in England, and describes himself as "most importantly, European".
- Murray was on the QI Elves' Only Connect team with James Harkin and Anne Miller.
- Murray studied English at Oxford University.
- Murray grew up in Kingston.
- Murray was born in August under the sign Leo, making his birthday in the region of 1-22 August 1987.
- Murray refused to take the Pottermore test.
- Murray is left-handed, but right footed. He attributes this to being forced to wear right-foot dominant football boots as a child. Note that he always uses his right-hand for yo-yo-ing.
- Murray is married as of 2019.